Korir still attends UTEP and he and Saruni still train with Miner distance coach Paul Ereng.

Saruni's personal best of 1:43.25 at a meet in Tucson stands as the NCAA record and he also holds the world record in the indoor 600 (1:14.79). He dominated the 800 at the NCAA indoor national championships this past year but finished third at the outdoor championships.

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